In the American League, Minnesota won against Boston 6-1. Joel Hanrahan is on the disabled list for the second time this season after straining his right forearm. Baltimore slid past Kansas City 4-3. Cleveland shut out Oakland 1-0. Toronto beat Tampa Bay 6-4 and Houston edged ahead of the Angels 7-6.

In the National League, it was Cincinnati over Atlanta 5-4. St. Louis fell to the Cubs 2-1. Arizona outscored the Dodgers 5-3. San Diego trumped Miami 5-1 and Philadelphia beat San Francisco 6-2.

In other sports news, the UAlbany women’s softball team heads as the No. 1 seed into the league tournament at Binghamton that starts Thursday. UAlbany plays Stony Brook at 1 p.m.

Finally, Manchester United confirmed Wednesday that Alex Ferguson would retire as manager after 26 seasons.